I’ve followed Heather King‘s blog for a few years now because how can you not be intrigued by someone who describes herself as “an ex-barfly Catholic convert”? Her entries include many beautiful photographs and thoughtful, sometimes funny, sometimes wry, words of wisdom. But for some reason, I’ve never read Shirt of Flame, King’s memoir about coming to… Continue reading On the Nightstand: June 2017
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On the Nightstand: Aging as a Spiritual Practice
My memory is still pretty good, but no longer razor sharp. I need to get hearing aids. The gray hairs are beginning to take over. There’s more sand out of the hourglass than I can reasonably expect is remaining. I might be concerned about all this if I slowed down long enough to think about… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Aging as a Spiritual Practice
On the Nightstand: A Life of Being, Having, and Doing Enough
My parish’s latest Walking with Purpose women’s Bible study session ended last week (wah! we all cried), and a new session won’t begin for a few weeks. So, in the meantime, besides Scripture, I’ll be reading a book a member recommended: Wayne Muller’s A Life of Being, Having, and Doing Enough. I don’t have so much… Continue reading On the Nightstand: A Life of Being, Having, and Doing Enough
On the Nightstand: March 2017
I’m so excited to read this book I can hardly stand it. First, Pat Gohn rocked my world with her book Blessed, Beautiful, and Bodacious, which introduced the concept of spiritual motherhood to me. She’s become a friend and a spiritual writing mentor. Second, I was “away” from the Catholic Church for most of my… Continue reading On the Nightstand: March 2017